Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-28
THEY WENT TO WORK.
The Strike on the Reading
Road Declared Off.
CLEVELAND'S TARIFF BILL.
The Presidents Jubilee Offering
An Arkansas Aff'ray--Two
Men Killed.

. PHILADELPHIA, December 27.-The
Executive Committee OF the Reading
Railroad Employees Assembly, early
this morning, after q secret session,
which lasted several hours, decided
to lift the great strike on the Reading
system, pending arbitration with the
company. Five crews, over whom the
trouble originated, are to be supported
in the meantime by financial aid from
the employees. This decision was
reached after conference with Super
intendent Sweigart last night. In the
afternoon a motion was carried to pro-
pose arbitration to the officials.
Mr.. Sweigart met the committee
graciously, and assured them that
such q plan would be entirely agreeable
to the railroad company.
TRAINS MOVING.
All trains are moving on the Read
ing railroad this morning and no fur
ther trouble is anticipated. Nearly
all employees reported for duty
promptly at o'clock at the various
depots and freight yards, as we'll as
those employed at the coal wharves
at Port Richmond. The work OF
moving coal trains and transferring
from cars to vessels at the wharf was
at once begun, and there was very lit
tie evidence OF the great strike, which
for the past few days threatened to
paralyze the business of the entire
Reading railroad system.
PHILADELPHIA, December 27.--Gen-
eral Superintendent Sweigart, Of the
Reading Railroad, denied the state
ment that he had agreed to submit
disputed questions to arbitrator. He
said the company would not take
back men who were discharged.
THE CoMPANY's DIcTUM.
PHILADELPHIA, December 27.--The
circular issued from the general office
OF the Reading Company this after
noon is addressed to General Manager
Mcleod, and setting forth that the
strike has developed the fact that
many OF the old and faithful employees
had been compelled by others to join
an organization Anewn as the Knights
of Labor. The circular further says:
While the Reading Company has
never objected to its employees
voluntarily connecting themselves
with any labor organization
which they may see fit to join,
it will protect them at any cost from
their being forced into any union
where their own wish was to remain
free, and any employe found guilty OF
using any undue or improper inhu-
ence to force any OF the men to join
any society, against their free will,
will, upon the proof being furnished,
be instantly dismissed from the SER
vice, and never be allowed to return
to it.
THE COMPANY ON TOP.
PHILADELPHIA December 27th.-|
General Monager Mcleod of Phila-
dclphia this afternoon said that the
report that the Reading Company had
agreed to arbitrate is absolutely false.
The men discharged we've not and
will not be taken back. The new
men employed when the old ones
went out VIII not Ue discharged 10
make room for the old ones. All the
latter have been notified that if they
desire to retain their places they must
return to work Immediately and UNI
condiIionally and all have returned
under that order, SO far as places were
lett for them. The leaders at Port
Richmond, who brought on the strike,
have been discharged and will not be
allowed to again enter the company's
service.
STILL STRIKING.
SHAMoKfN, Pa, December 27.-The
Reading strikers at this point refused
to return to work to-day because the
would not re-employ dis
patcher Huntley, the Master Work
man Of the assembly, and several
laborers on the coal docks who have
been discharged. 1t is not possible
to move coal or local freight traffic
under the present circumstances, and
the collieries will not be worked to-
Considerable iil-feeling is